COARSE ELEMENT

 

This function allows the user to coarsen two, three or four QUAD elements into one QUAD element, two TRIA elements into one QUAD element, or a QUAD/TRIA combination into one QUAD element.

 

The user selects two, three or four elements by using the options in the SELECT ELEMENT dialog box. Once the elements are selected, a larger element will be created.

 

           Select two adjacent plate elements, and select OK in the SELECT ELEMENT dialog box, or click the middle mouse button.  If 4 adjoined QUAD elements are selected, the program will combine them into one quad element.

           Repeat the previous step in order to coarsen more elements.

           Select DONE in the SELECT ELEMENT dialog box.  Each of the selected pairs above will be combined into one element.